MLive.com topics: Dominic Raiolatag:topics.mlive.com,2015:tag/Dominic%20Raiola2015-08-02T21:32:06ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceDetroit Lions 2015 training camp battles: Travis Swanson must fend off veteran challengetag:www.mlive.com,2015:/lions/index.ssf/2235.164563872015-07-08T09:01:00Z2015-07-08T14:39:38ZSwanson should still be considered the favorite to start at center, but Manny Ramirez brings plenty of experience to the table with 43 starts the past three years. Justin Rogers | jrogers@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jrogers/index.html
Swanson should still be considered the favorite to start at center, but Manny Ramirez brings plenty of experience to the table with 43 starts the past three years.
By the numbers: Detroit Lions turn NFL's oldest offensive line into one of league's youngest in 3 yearstag:www.mlive.com,2015:/lions/index.ssf/2235.161234422015-05-27T09:01:00Z2015-05-27T09:03:23ZIn 2012, Detroit's starting offensive line was the league's oldest unit, but only the St. Louis Rams are projected to have a younger starting five in 2015. Justin Rogers | jrogers@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jrogers/index.html
In 2012, Detroit's starting offensive line was the league's oldest unit, but only the St. Louis Rams are projected to have a younger starting five in 2015.
Detroit Lions are in good hands with Travis Swanson at center, says Dominic Raiolatag:www.mlive.com,2015:/lions/index.ssf/2235.150110122015-01-21T10:01:00Z2015-01-21T10:03:01ZRaiola said Swanson is smart, tough and durable and he'll do just fine in a starting role next season. Justin Rogers | jrogers@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jrogers/index.html
Raiola said Swanson is smart, tough and durable and he'll do just fine in a starting role next season.
Dominic Raiola opens up about his complicated legacy with Detroit Lionstag:www.mlive.com,2015:/lions/index.ssf/2235.150073782015-01-20T21:15:15Z2015-01-20T22:34:19ZA few days after the playoff loss to the Cowboys, the organization called Raiola into team headquarters. He heard the words he had long dreaded hearing.
Kyle Meinke | kmeinke@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kmmeinke/index.html
A few days after the playoff loss to the Cowboys, the organization called Raiola into team headquarters. He heard the words he had long dreaded hearing.
Column: Detroit Lions' decision to move on from Dominic Raiola was inevitabletag:www.mlive.com,2015:/lions/index.ssf/2235.150024392015-01-20T09:59:29Z2015-01-20T17:07:36ZRaiola hoped for another day in that locker room, but knew this could be his last one. As the season wore on, and his struggles mounted, we all did.Kyle Meinke | kmeinke@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kmmeinke/index.html
Raiola hoped for another day in that locker room, but knew this could be his last one. As the season wore on, and his struggles mounted, we all did.
Dominic Raiola has been told Detroit Lions won't bring him backtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/lions/index.ssf/2235.149973302015-01-19T19:18:48Z2015-01-19T21:57:21ZIn his 14-year career, all with the Lions, Raiola appeared in 219 games, starting 203. He missed just four games due to injury, all in 2008.Justin Rogers | jrogers@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jrogers/index.html
In his 14-year career, all with the Lions, Raiola appeared in 219 games, starting 203. He missed just four games due to injury, all in 2008.
Health, not talent, biggest reason for Detroit Lions' offensive line struggles, says GM Martin Mayhewtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/lions/index.ssf/2235.149196382015-01-09T15:52:00Z2015-01-09T15:54:03ZALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions offensive line was a weak spot for the team in 2014, but general manager Martin Mayhew is confident the group will rebound next season. That's not because Mayhew plans to sign a high-priced free...Justin Rogers | jrogers@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jrogers/index.html
ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions offensive line was a weak spot for the team in 2014, but general manager Martin Mayhew is confident the group will rebound next season. That's not because Mayhew plans to sign a high-priced free...
Teary-eyed Dominic Raiola says he has 1 more season in him with Detroit Lionstag:www.mlive.com,2015:/lions/index.ssf/2235.148988362015-01-07T09:58:35Z2015-01-07T16:26:54ZNearly 24 hours had passed since the Detroit Lions' stunning collapse in Dallas, and Dominic Raiola still had not pulled himself together. The veteran center cleaned out his locker Monday afternoon with bloodshot eyes and tears streaming down his face.Kyle Meinke | kmeinke@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kmmeinke/index.html
Nearly 24 hours had passed since the Detroit Lions' stunning collapse in Dallas, and Dominic Raiola still had not pulled himself together. The veteran center cleaned out his locker Monday afternoon with bloodshot eyes and tears streaming down his face.
Detroit Lions' Dominic Raiola refuses to look at Dallas Cowboys as potential final gametag:www.mlive.com,2015:/lions/index.ssf/2235.148686892015-01-01T15:32:00Z2015-01-01T16:56:29ZRaiola has played his entire 14-year career with the Lions and he wants to keep going, but there are no guarantees he'll be back with the team in 2015. Justin Rogers | jrogers@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jrogers/index.html
Raiola has played his entire 14-year career with the Lions and he wants to keep going, but there are no guarantees he'll be back with the team in 2015.
Detroit Lions' Dominic Raiola sticking to his story, just happy his nightmare is overtag:www.mlive.com,2014:/lions/index.ssf/2235.148542332014-12-30T16:01:01Z2014-12-30T18:57:15ZThe Detroit Lions' longtime center was back in the locker room Monday, and spoke for the first time about his suspension and what it was like to be away from the team during its push for the division title against the Green Bay Packers.Kyle Meinke | kmeinke@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kmmeinke/index.html
The Detroit Lions' longtime center was back in the locker room Monday, and spoke for the first time about his suspension and what it was like to be away from the team during its push for the division title against the Green Bay Packers.
Detroit Lions promote OL Darren Keyton to take Dominic Raiola's roster spottag:www.mlive.com,2014:/lions/index.ssf/2235.148361582014-12-27T17:55:14Z2014-12-27T20:32:51ZKeyton fills the roster spot vacated by Dominic Raiola, who is suspended for the Packers game after stomping on Chicago's Ego Ferguson last week. An undrafted rookie out of Central Michigan, this is Keyton's first appearance on a 53-man roster.Kyle Meinke | kmeinke@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kmmeinke/index.html
Keyton fills the roster spot vacated by Dominic Raiola, who is suspended for the Packers game after stomping on Chicago's Ego Ferguson last week. An undrafted rookie out of Central Michigan, this is Keyton's first appearance on a 53-man roster.
Detroit Lions' Joique Bell, Packers' Aaron Rodgers both probable for NFC North title tilttag:www.mlive.com,2014:/lions/index.ssf/2235.148323002014-12-26T21:00:00Z2014-12-26T21:24:15ZBell has been the Lions workhorse down the stretch, gaining 487 yards on 4.3 yards per carry since the midpoint of the season. Justin Rogers | jrogers@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jrogers/index.html
Bell has been the Lions workhorse down the stretch, gaining 487 yards on 4.3 yards per carry since the midpoint of the season.
Detroit Lions' Ezekiel Ansah fined 22K for hit to Chicago Bears QB Jimmy Clausentag:www.mlive.com,2014:/lions/index.ssf/2235.148328192014-12-26T20:32:00Z2014-12-26T20:32:26ZClausen ended up with a concussion after experiencing delayed symptoms hours after the game. Justin Rogers | jrogers@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jrogers/index.html
Clausen ended up with a concussion after experiencing delayed symptoms hours after the game.
It takes a village to raise Detroit Lions rookie center Travis Swansontag:www.mlive.com,2014:/lions/index.ssf/2235.148307112014-12-26T13:55:22Z2014-12-26T16:24:03ZTravis Swanson has a tough gig Sunday, when he's thrust into the starting lineup to play a position he's never played professionally, and do it in the franchise's biggest game in recent memory. But he's not in this alone.Kyle Meinke | kmeinke@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kmmeinke/index.html
Travis Swanson has a tough gig Sunday, when he's thrust into the starting lineup to play a position he's never played professionally, and do it in the franchise's biggest game in recent memory. But he's not in this alone.
It's 'hard to imagine' Travis Swanson replacing Dominic Raiola for playoffs, says Detroit Lions OCtag:www.mlive.com,2014:/lions/index.ssf/2235.148293172014-12-25T21:14:27Z2014-12-25T21:14:23ZRaiola, a 14-year veteran, will have his streak of 99 consecutive starts snapped when he sits out this week because of a one-game suspension. Justin Rogers | jrogers@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jrogers/index.html
Raiola, a 14-year veteran, will have his streak of 99 consecutive starts snapped when he sits out this week because of a one-game suspension.
Detroit Lions forced to turn to rookie Travis Swanson after Dominic Raiola's suspension upheldtag:www.mlive.com,2014:/lions/index.ssf/2235.148205402014-12-23T23:45:03Z2014-12-24T00:10:27ZRaiola will be eligible to return for the Lions' playoff opener, but must sit against Green Bay. That snaps his 99-game start streak. And, for the first time in his career, Matthew Stafford will take a professional snap from someone not named Dominic Raiola.Kyle Meinke | kmeinke@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kmmeinke/index.html
Raiola will be eligible to return for the Lions' playoff opener, but must sit against Green Bay. That snaps his 99-game start streak. And, for the first time in his career, Matthew Stafford will take a professional snap from someone not named Dominic Raiola.
Column: The complicated case of Dominic Raiola, and where the Detroit Lions go from heretag:www.mlive.com,2014:/lions/index.ssf/2235.148139002014-12-23T12:01:14Z2014-12-23T15:28:38ZIt's a shame that a person who has given so much of himself to this city and organization will not get to play in the franchise's biggest regular-season game in ages. But he has no one to fault but the man in the mirror.Kyle Meinke | kmeinke@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kmmeinke/index.html
It's a shame that a person who has given so much of himself to this city and organization will not get to play in the franchise's biggest regular-season game in ages. But he has no one to fault but the man in the mirror.
Brandon Marshall: Detroit Lions' Dominic Raiola is a dirty player, worse human, should be banned for lifetag:www.mlive.com,2014:/lions/index.ssf/2235.148119032014-12-22T21:40:10Z2014-12-23T14:38:10ZThe receiver is known to shoot from the hip, but he went nuclear even by his standards while appearing on ESPN Radio on Monday afternoon.Kyle Meinke | kmeinke@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kmmeinke/index.html
The receiver is known to shoot from the hip, but he went nuclear even by his standards while appearing on ESPN Radio on Monday afternoon.
Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola suspended one game by NFL tag:www.mlive.com,2014:/lions/index.ssf/2235.148114012014-12-22T20:50:27Z2014-12-22T22:08:32ZRaiola can appeal the suspension within the next three business days. Justin Rogers | jrogers@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jrogers/index.html
Raiola can appeal the suspension within the next three business days.
Report: Detroit Lions telling Dominic Raiola to expect 1-game suspensiontag:www.mlive.com,2014:/lions/index.ssf/2235.148097632014-12-22T18:10:44Z2014-12-22T19:24:56ZThe Detroit Lions are bracing for the possibility that Raiola, the longtime anchor of their offensive line, will be suspended for Sunday's division championship game against the Green Bay Packers.Kyle Meinke | kmeinke@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kmmeinke/index.html
The Detroit Lions are bracing for the possibility that Raiola, the longtime anchor of their offensive line, will be suspended for Sunday's division championship game against the Green Bay Packers.